Point of interest Rochefort - Stone bridge - Photo

Stone bridge

Description

Notice the stone bridge with the three arches. The original bridge was built in 1758 following the plans of a master stone mason from Behogne. A long time ago, it consisted of 5 round arches, and the middle arch was wider than the others. These arches formed a humpbacked bridge with an entirely paved roadway. It was built entirely in dressed sandstone and cut stone. The burghers (bourgeois) of Rochefort and Behogne made financial contributions to its construction but demanded exemption from toll duty in exchange of their money. The bridge was destroyed during the Von Rundstedt Offensive (23 December 1944 around 3.30 in the morning), and was rebuilt in stone and concrete in 1955.

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Stone bridge can be discovered in the following trails...
Trail Cycle Rochefort - Nature - Cycle tour discovering Rochefort and the villages of Eprave, Lessive and Villers - Photo
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Easy
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Rochefort, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium
23 km | 26 km-effort
2h 0min
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Country:
Belgium
Region :
Wallonia
Department/Province :
Namur
Municipality :
Rochefort
Location:
Rochefort
Creation date :
2018-04-09 10:30:32.529
Updated on
2018-04-09 10:30:32.529

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